New Moon Calendar 2002
Dates, times and dark-sky windows of every new moon in 2002
12 new moons in 2002, including 2 solar eclipses. Times convert to your time zone automatically (showing UTC).
New moons of 2002
| New moon (UTC) | Moonless evenings | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8 to Jan 16 | 396,202 km | ||
| Feb 7 to Feb 15 | 403,947 km | ||
| Mar 9 to Mar 17 | 406,705 km | Micromoon | |
| Apr 7 to Apr 15 | 404,001 km | ||
| May 7 to May 15 | 396,728 km | ||
| Jun 5 to Jun 13 | 386,671 km | Annular solar eclipse | |
| Jul 5 to Jul 13 | 375,914 km | ||
| Aug 3 to Aug 11 | 366,392 km | ||
| Sep 2 to Sep 10 | 359,679 km | Supermoon | |
| Oct 1 to Oct 9 | 356,930 km | Supermoon | |
| Oct 30 to Nov 7 | 358,805 km | Supermoon | |
| Nov 29 to Dec 7 | 365,236 km | Total solar eclipse |
Reading the 2002 new moon calendar
Each row is the instant the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. The Moon itself is invisible for a day or so either side, and the "moonless evenings" column gives the practical window: the nights when no Moon is in the sky after dark, from the last thin waning crescent before new moon to the first evening crescent after it. Those are the nights to choose for meteor showers, the Milky Way and faint deep-sky objects.
Distance matters less at new moon than at full, since there is nothing to see, but a new moon near perigee (a supermoon new moon) raises higher than usual spring tides. A Black Moon is the second new moon in a calendar month. A solar eclipse is listed when the Moon passes exactly in front of the Sun; click through for the type, the time of greatest eclipse and where it can be seen.